Austin Wright, of Oakridge, carries the ball up the field for the first touchdown of the night during the game against Montague on Sept. 6, 2013. (Natalie Kolb | nkolb@mlive)

MONTAGUE, MI – Austin Wright did it all Friday night.

Muskegon Oakridge’s senior quarterback had a hand in four of the Eagles' first-half touchdowns in their 41-14 rout of West Michigan Conference rival Montague.

Wright had two touchdown passes and one rushing touchdown in the first half of the MLive/Muskegon Chronicle Game of the Week.

His first touchdown gave the Eagles the early lead when he scored on a 65-yard run on the first play following an interception by the Oakridge defense to make the score 6-0.

He also threw a pair of touchdowns in the second quarter -- a 47-yard strike to senior Dom Greenawalt to make it 28-0 and a 41-yard pass to senior Alex Torrenga which made it 34-0 in favor of the Eagles.

The Eagles’ first-half dominance was a surprise to most, including the QB himself.

“I didn’t expect this. We practiced really hard and kept telling ourselves we couldn’t have a letdown after last week," said Wright, whose team picked up a big 31-25 win at Grand Rapids West Catholic in Week 1. "We came out here, executed the game plan and it worked out.”

Wright, who improved his record to 30-1 as a QB at Oakridge High School with the win, also contributed on defense while filling in for a suspended teammate.

With the score 14-0 in favor of Oakridge and Montague driving, Wright scooped up a fumble and took it 65 yards for the score, extending his team’s advantage.

“I can’t remember if it was a bubble or a tunnel screen,” Wright said. “But, I just filled the gap and (Dan) Shoop knocked the ball out of the runner’s hands. I scooped it and scored. It just kind of happened.”

Oakridge head coach Cary Harger said Wright routinely gets reps on defense in practice but he doesn’t usually like to play him on that side of the ball during games.

If Wright continues to make plays like he did Friday, Harger may have no choice but to use him on that side of the ball. And while playing defense isn’t something Wright usually does, Harger wasn’t surprised that his senior co-captain made a big play.

“Austin has had tremendous growth over the last four years,” Harger said. “He’s just a tremendous kid. He’s No. 2 in his class academically. He’s everything we ask him to be. The kid's busier than all get out and he’s just a tremendous asset to the team.”

Oakridge led Montague 41-0 at halftime and Wright watched most of the second half from the sidelines. He finished the first half 4-of-8 passing for 126 yards and two touchdowns. He also carried the ball four times for 77 yards and a touchdown.